Yet another blow up

[DG]

According to the writeup Thom, the base umpire forfeited the game. I thought forfeits were the duty of the plate umpire.

If a player picked up a returned ball and threw it at Rich, why did the article not mention the chargess that should surely follow.

And lastly, if I had this situation, and got to my car realizing I still had basesballs, they would go into my trunk with the rest of my gear and later be donated to a friend who has a young kid who plays ball.

[Carbide Keyman]

It would be interesting to hear Rich's take, though that may not be the wisest move at this point in time.

An aside, after reading the comments posted after the article, how do think these "fans" would "like" guys like Tim C., Garth, Ozzy, or Peter Osborne ?

Or canadaimp6 for that matter ?

[Rich]

Originally Posted by Carbide Keyman

It would be interesting to hear Rich's take, though that may not be the wisest move at this point in time.

An aside, after reading the comments posted after the article, how do think these "fans" would "like" guys like Tim C., Garth, Ozzy, or Peter Osborne ?

Or canadaimp6 for that matter ?

Trust me -- those guys would be no different than us. It would just add more of us to the mix. This weekend, Dave and I assigned the NBC regional and a few of the Internet umpires came to work. Six games, no real complaining, good umpiring, one ejection. By Bob Jenkins, himself.

[mick]

Oh, my !
Hope all ends well, Rich.

[wadeintothem]

As one who also had a bad game ending incident happen this year and was also fried in the press (I was fried and lied about in about 5 or 6 papers, although I never did present my side in the paper).. Good job Rich. You are supported by your brothers in blue and we've been there. Sounds like you handled it as well as possible. Some things are beyond your control..

Well done.

[ozzy6900]

Originally Posted by Carbide Keyman

It would be interesting to hear Rich's take, though that may not be the wisest move at this point in time.

An aside, after reading the comments posted after the article, how do think these "fans" would "like" guys like Tim C., Garth, Ozzy, or Peter Osborne ?

Or canadaimp6 for that matter ?

I've never really cared how the fans like me (or don't like me) because I am not there for them. When I played, I was working for my manager and team. Now I am there to officiate the game and that has nothing to do with the fans as they are on the other side of the fence. I am there to see that the rules of the game are held up not to make friends with and educate the spectators (as some umpires still insist doing).

Given the same situation, I don't think that I would have done anything differently than Rich did aside from returning the balls - yeah, that was not the best decision, Rich!

[MichaelVA2000]

Originally Posted by DG

If a player picked up a returned ball and threw it at Rich, why did the article not mention the chargess that should surely follow.

The article did not say a player picked up a returned ball and threw it at Rich. This is what the article said: "After he rolled the balls toward the field of play, at least one McFarland fan picked up the balls and threw them at Fronheiser."

[DG]

Originally Posted by MichaelVA2000

The article did not say a player picked up a returned ball and threw it at Rich. This is what the article said: "After he rolled the balls toward the field of play, at least one McFarland fan picked up the balls and threw them at Fronheiser."

Rich Fronheiser is Rich Fronheiser. I expect most of us here thought the Fronheiser mentioned in the article was Rich Fronheiser, not someone else we never heard of.

You picking nits for fun or what?

[MichaelVA2000]

From the Capital Times:

“Fronheiser and Thom headed for their vehicles, but Fronheiser returned briefly after realizing he forgot to leave the game balls with the home team. After he rolled the balls toward the field of play, at least one McFarland fan picked up the balls and threw them at Fronheiser.”

Originally Posted by DG

If a player picked up a returned ball and threw it at Rich, why did the article not mention the chargess that should surely follow.

Originally Posted by MichaelVA2000

The article did not say a player picked up a returned ball and threw it at Rich. This is what the article said: "After he rolled the balls toward the field of play, at least one McFarland fan picked up the balls and threw them at Fronheiser."

Originally Posted by DG

Rich Fronheiser is Rich Fronheiser. I expect most of us here thought the Fronheiser mentioned in the article was Rich Fronheiser, not someone else we never heard of.

You picking nits for fun or what?

Originally Posted by MrUmpire

No. He's pointing out the ball was thrown at Fronheiser by a fan, not a player.

Thank you. That's exactly what I was doing.

[LMan]

Originally Posted by MrUmpire

No. He's pointing out the ball was thrown at Fronheiser by a fan, not a player.

ah, so Rich was actually in danger of being hit, then

[archangel]

Rich mentioned a Youtube video but my searches proved fruitless. Any help?